Why Yoga Comfort Zone?

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In 2010, I chose the business name Yoga Comfort Zone because I consistently saw messages to get out of your comfort zone, and I also saw how stressed people were and how they really needed comfort.

I wanted my yoga classes to feel comforting… like the self-hugs I started adding to every class.

Fast-forward a few years and I started learning more and more about our nervous systems. Those hugs were my own instinct to soothe.

Being in stress mode is not the way to live our best lives.

We need to know our self and comfort zone well enough to know when we need to soothe and feel safe and when we can “step out” to grow.

I have always expressed that you are the expert on you. We may have been trained out of it, and we can always relearn.

My love for words led me to explore the definition of each as well…

Yoga = Union

A practice of being present, getting to know oneself and whatever else you’re connecting with. A physical, psychological, mental and emotional practice.

Comfort = Restore Well-being

Freedom from pain or constraint; ease or alleviation of grief or distress; a person or thing that helps to alleviate a difficult situation.

Zone = State of Flow

A state of such concentration that one is able to perform at the peak of one’s physical performance; designated space.

I want my classes, workshops, audio recordings and even this website to be part of your Yoga Comfort Zone.

May you feel comforted,

Alissa

PS I wrote more about Yoga here